The Russellville Democrat., 1887-08-03
Gleanings from our Exchanges

 Gleanings from our Exchanges
 The Maryland democratic conven tion nominated Elihu k. Jackson fo Governor.
 l Senator Dan w. Voorhees,, who is in Hot Springs, thinks Cleveland renomination and re election inevl table.
 | Within the last six months ono hundred and sixty millions have been invested in industries in the "solid south."
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 Geore -hole !, prohibition in 1l5 of her 137 .bunties and claims to be in better temperance standing than either Maine or Kansas. The committee O. treasury off cials appointed two months ago to count the cash in the United States treasury completed their work last week. They report the cash correct l to a cent.
 According to the Boston Post the Blair educational scheme may be considered as having passed the stage of serious consideration and reached that in which 1t appears as an absurdity.
 Congressman Phelan, of Memphis, is the youngest member of the Flfti eth Congress. He will not be thirty one when he takes his seat. Com gressman Vandever, the oldest mem Der is seventy one.
 It is reported that an enormous swindle, costing the Gould system about a million dollars in the past three years, has been unearthed at St. Louis. The raise was made by the tie contractors, who were award ed contracts at ten cents tie above the lowest bidder.
 The Augusta (Ga. Gazette hoists it's presidential ticket. It is Cleye land and Gordon-the Gordon being the Governor of Georgia. There is a strong movement in the Democrat ic South to claim the Vice, Presiden cy, In Virginia it takes the form of Gov. FItzhugh Lee.
 The Temperance issue seems to have become an element of discord with in the ranks of the Knights of Labor. In several quarters there is opposition to Mir. Powderly on ac- count of his pronounced temperance views, and this opposition has prompted Gambrinus Assembly, of Milwaukee to withdraw from the Or der
 The educational committee of the house and senate, of the Georgia legislature, in joint session reported in favor of the Glen bill, which mak- es it penalty for any teacher to teach white child n colored school, or a colooed Tn white school. The passage is accepted as fixed.
 The record shows that President Cleveland has approved more special pension bulls than did any of his re publican predecessors, likewise that q greater proportion of ex union soldiers are in the employ of the government now than at any time since the war. Of this repub' lican papers seldom make mention. It is matter upon which the aver age republican editor prefers that his readers remain Tn their natural condition of ignorance.
 The rancor and bitterness with which the republican newspapers of the country are now assailing Presi- dent Cleveland afford evidence of the fact that they recognize his strength and fear him far more than they did in 1884. These attacks however, are not dictated by good judgment. They are carried to such an extreme of partizan malignity that they cannot fail to react in his favor. And these newspapers are putting their brains against stone wall. Grover Cleveland never has been defeated.
 Democratic politicians of New York city express themselves as de lighted with the platform of the Ohio Democrats. The blanks on the la bor question, tariff reform, sympathy with Ireland, liquor problem and soldiers pensions are ingeniously Tn serted, and tue, indorsement of the administration is heartily approved On the strength of the last sentiment the Herald published excellent in terviews with Henry Watterson Dan Slckles, Sunset Cox, ex Mayor Grace and Mayor Hewitt laudators of President Cleveland and the Cleveland platform, which suggests the key notes of the next campaign <, Rather senational rumpus has broken out in the G. A. R. Post o wi,ich Gan EairchiIl ia A member